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How to Flash a ROM on the Huawei Ascend W1

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Many users of the Huawei Ascend W1 haven’t even received the first

GDR-update for Windows Phone 8, because the Chinese company decided

to simply not roll out the update in many regions. For the affected users

there’s only one way to get the latest updates, and that would be

by flashing a ROM. This allows you to install another upgradeable version

of the operating system, so that you can receive future updates, which are


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rolled out by Microsoft, not Huawei, in the form of the company’s

Developer Preview (http://theunlockr.com/2014/04/20/install-windows-

phone-8-1-developer-preview-video/) program.

Flashing a ROM onto the Huawei Ascend W1 isn’t as easy as on most

other phones. In fact it is risky and there’s much, that could go wrong. We

recommend using a Windows 7 32-bit installation for the flashing process,

because not all drivers seem to be compatible with the 64-bit architectures.

Furthermore, Windows 8′s Driver Signature Enforcement will make the

installation of the required drivers more complicated. For the Windows

Phone 8 SDK, however, you’ll need a Windows 8 64-bit PC to developer

unlock your phone.

Warning: This procedure is quite risky, please proceed with

caution and at your own risk.

I. Before You Begin

1. Make a backup of all your data as it will be deleted from your phone

during the flashing process.

II. Installing the drivers

1. Download the following files:

Qualcomm USB driver (https://mega.co.nz

/#!I4EkXAZK!0TttiZ1dw0L0mnwW9jAdxwbqjfeGw9WW0DFrmXYlQsk)


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Qualcomm USB driver (for manual installation) (https://mega.co.nz

/#!x0lDhKiA!bTJlZoLs6Ex_wo05phQDMeuNQjAP08pkUhJfErfruDA)

Simple I/O Driver (unsigned) (https://mega.co.nz

/#!d8N00aoS!inuzSBj4gG402penZacHaqqPrzQBhE2Lt2N4N34k55w)

Qualcomm Support Tool (https://mega.co.nz

/#!hg1BCYhQ!ZpjDHkVw8EIMC5vAgQJRsCIXS60qQdV7icqoguCidyM)

Custom Bootloader (https://mega.co.nz

/#!t082XYAb!IVAyRh3EGGF_T5evVVqBVrbyK4lYv4a68AsNx3TTeL4)

Windows Phone 8 SDK (http://dev.windowsphone.com/en-us

/downloadsdk)

Windows Phone 8 ROM of your choice (https://mega.co.nz

/#F!M9FQ3ZiA!fs5KQkHIgSU8M46vq9YOpg)

2. Install the Qualcomm USB driver by launching the setup.exe and

selecting “Free Bld”.

3. Install the Simple I/O driver by running the “installsimpleio.bat”-file as

Administrator.

4. Install the Qualcomm Support Tool by running the setup.exe located in

the QPST-folder.

III. “Reparing” The Bootloader


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(http://cdn.theunlockr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/download-

mode.jpg)

1. To get into the Download-mode, you’ll have to connect the left port of the

MicroSD-card slot with the metal cover of the SIM-card slot using scissors

or tweezers and plug your phone into your computer. Hold that

position until your phone appears as “Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008″

in the Device Manager of your computer.

2. Launch the QPST Configuration-app, where your phone should be

listed under “Active Phones”. Navigate to “IP Server” and tick “Accept client

connections”.

3. Launch the “eMMC Download app” most preferably from its installation


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folder, because the program sometimes doesn’t start, if it’s not done that

way.


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4. Once the app is started, tick “Program Boot Loader” and “Trusted Mode”

while unchecking “Program MMC device”.

5. Click on “Load Build Contents…” and browse your filesystem for the

contents.xml, which should be located under “W1-U00 Repair

bootloader/flashing” you previously downloaded. This could take several

minutes to finish. Do not close the program even if it does not respond.

6. After that, your phone should be recognized by your computer as

“Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9006″.

IV. Preparing For Flashing


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1. Uncheck “Program Boot Loaders” and check “Program MMC device”

instead.

2. Your device should now be shown in the list below and it’s status should

say “writable”.

3. Select the device which is listed as “Qualcomm MMC Storage USB

Device” and click on download.

4. This process could take several minutes. Do not unplug your device until

it has finished. You will be prompted to format the device. You have to click

“Cancel” or close the window every time the message appears as

formatting a partition of the phone could make it unusable.

V. Flashing The ROM

1. Take out the battery for a few seconds, plug it into the computer and

restart it. It should now be in a menu called “iWare uniBIOS FFU

Application”.

2. Start the flashing tool which you downloaded with the ROM.

3. Check “Firmware” and select the .app-file in the ROM-folder you

previously downloaded.

4. Check “Configuration File” and browse the folder for the

“WindowsPhoneDefaultCfg.xml”.

5. Click on “Next”.

6. Start the flashing process by clicking “Scan && Download” in the window

appearing following that.


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7. Your smartphone should now be listed below and both the program and

your phone will indicate the progress.

8. The flashing process is finished when your phone shows a big “OK” on

its display. You can now unplug it, take the battery out and restart your

device.

Depending on the ROM you’ve flashed onto your phone, you have different

possibilities what to do next. If you downloaded the GDR2-ROM, you could

simply install the Preview for Developers app and search for updates. You

can also apply the Interop Unlock if you decided to install the Custom ROM

and unlock your devices true potential. Be sure to head over to our

Windows Phone Jailbreaking section (http://theunlockr.com/how-tos

/rooting-jailbreaking/windows-phone-jailbreaking-how-tos/) for more How

to’s.

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Android 101: Rooting, Jailbreaking, and Unlocking

(http://theunlockr.com/2010/08/27/android-101-rooting-jailbreaking-and-unlocking/)

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